USS LST-925

History
United States
Name	LST-925
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3395
Laid down	10 May 1944
Launched	21 June 1944
Commissioned	15 July 1944
Decommissioned	26 November 1945
Stricken	5 December 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-925; Code letters: NVOW; ;
Honors and; awards	1 × battle star
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 9 May 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light); 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load); 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching);
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft; Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft; Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m); Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m);
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,800 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 x LCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;
Service record
Part of:	LST Flotilla 6
Operations:	Lingayen Gulf landings (9 January 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS LST-925 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

LST-925 was laid down on 10 May 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 21 June 1944; and commissioned on 15 July 1944.^[3]^[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-925 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945.^[3] In the early hours of 10 January she was damaged by Japanese Army Shin'yō-class suicide motorboats in Lingayen Gulf and beached on "Orange Beach" to avoid sinking.^[4]

She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 26 November 1945, and struck from the Navy list on 5 December, that same year. On 9 May 1948, the ship was sold to Consolidated Builders Inc., Seattle, Washington, for scrapping.^[3]

Awards

LST-925 earned one battle star for World War II service.^[3]

Notes

Citations

^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
^ ^a ^b Navsource 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d DANFS.
^ "Explosive Motorboats based in the Philippines 1944-1945". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-925". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 May 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
"USS LST-925". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

External links

Photo gallery of USS LST-925 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Hingham2011-1] Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2015-2] Navsource 2015.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS-3] DANFS.

[4] "Explosive Motorboats based in the Philippines 1944-1945". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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History

United States
Name	LST-925
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3395^[1]
Laid down	10 May 1944
Launched	21 June 1944
Commissioned	15 July 1944
Decommissioned	26 November 1945
Stricken	5 December 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-925 Code letters: NVOW
Honors and awards	1 × battle star
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 9 May 1948
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light) 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load) 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x LCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Part of:	LST Flotilla 6
Operations:	Lingayen Gulf landings (9 January 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Philippine Liberation Medal